Garment hanger



F. R. HERZOG GARMENT HANGER Dec. l5, 1931.

Filed Nov. 15, 1928 FRANCES R. HERzas,

IN VEN TOR.

i A TTORNEY Patented Dec. 15, 1931 UNITED STATES FRANCES R. HERZOG,

or NEwYonx, 1v. Y.

GARMENT rmivefnnA Application led. November 15, 19218. Serial No. 319,486.

My invention relates to a new and improved garment hanger that may be used to simultaneously support a plurality of garments, suchas the coat, waistcoat and trous- 5 ers of a mans suit, or the coat, blouse and skirt of a womans ensemble.

More particularly, my invention pertains to an improved method of constructing a garment hanger that will permit the same to be used to suspend the garments in otherwise inaccessible places.

It is also an object of my invention to provide a garment hanger with a new and improved means of supporting the same, the

support to be useful also to receive and retain a garment without the use of extraneous retaining devices.

By my improved construction I am enabled to produce an exceedingly simple device that is adapted to cheap quantity manufacturing methods and ready assembly into a strong and durable device.

Heretofore, particularly in the construction of garment hangers intended for use in supporting the coat, waistcoat and trousers of a mans suit in an otherwise inaccessible place, for example, in the upper portion of a storage closet, the .support has been affixed directly to the shaped portion that is intended to receive the coat and waistcoat. With such arrangements it becomes necessary to provide clips or other methods of suspending the trousers. Aside from unnecessarily adding to the expense of manufacture, it is generally recognized that such methods are unsatisfactory to preserve the neat and tidy condition of the trousers.

By my invention I provide a shaped coathanger, that may be of any of the well-known 0 constructions it may be desired to use, and to support the same by a T-shaped member. By this arrangement, the cross-bar of the T constitutes the element across which the trousers may be hung. This is recognized as the preferable way in which to preserve the trousers in good shape ready for wear.

My invention and the other and further refinements thereof will be best understood from the following specification, and from the accompanying drawings wherein- Fig. 1 is'a plan view of my improved garment hanger; v

Fig. 2 is a side elevation o f my improved hanger, partly in cross-section on the line II--II of Fig. 1.

Fig- 3 is a side elevation of my improved supporting member, partly in cross-section on the line III-III of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 11 indicates the hanger for the waistcoat and coat. It will be noted that this hanger is shaped so as to fit the natural contour of the shoulder and neck portions of the coat. The hanger is provided withthe usual hook 12` by which it may be Y suspended on a suitable rack.

'Adj acent the outer edges 13 and 1li-of the hanger 11 I provide a pair of vertically-extending slots 15. These slots are' shaped to receive the cross-bar' 16of a T-shaped supporting member. Referring to 3, it will be seen that the cross-bar 16 is provided with a curvedor arched upper surface 17, straight sides 1,8"and a flat bottom 19, the purpose ofwhich will presently be described. 4

The;Y trunk Q()- of the T-shaped supporting member may be of any desired length, and constitutes'the handle by which the hanger may be moved from place to place. It may be affixed tothe cross-bar by any well-known y method, but I prefer to imbed the cross-bar 16 80 in a groove 2l in the top of the handle 20. I intend to glue the two members together and use transversely extending screws 22. I have likewise shown this same' method of the use of glue and transverse screws 23 for secur- 8 ing the cross-bar 16 to the coat-hanger 11.

In the use of my improved hanger with its new and improved means of ysupporting the same', the waistcoat and coat are fitted upon 90 the hanger 11 and the trousers are laid across theA top of the cross-bar 16. By providing the Vrounded portion 17 there is no danger of the shape of the cross-bar 16 being impressed upon the trousers.- By the use of abar having liat sides and bottom, the aixing of the same to the handle is greatly facilitated. By the provision of the handle, my improved hanger may be disposed in out-of-the-way places, and in any event permits the handling V10O of the same Without danger of disturbing or mussing the garments.

Where my improved hanger is used in homes a bar or rack may be placed across the top of the closet and this space utilized for the storing of suits and other garments, which space is novv usually waste space. Where my improved hanger is used in stores this same utilization of Waste space is practical but an added advantage is obtained since the clerk can take several suits or garments from the racks and the trunk or handle 2O can be rested on the floor. Thus the time of the clerk Will be` saved in finding a suitable place to dispose of the garments during accumulation or in gathering up the accumulated garments from chairs and tables.

By the use of my improved method of supporting a coat hanger it becomes unnecessary to provide special and expensive arrangements of securing the supporting device to the central portion of the hanger, Which arrangement becomes additionally V*expensive when a formed or shaped coat-hanger is used, and in addition interferes with the use of a proper method of suspending trousers, as outlined above.

Modifications may be made in the location and arrangement of parts Within the spirit and scope of my invention and such modiications arek intended to be covered by the appended claims.

I claim: y

1. A garment hanger comprising, in combination, an arched member to accommodate a coat, anda support therefor comprising a cross-bar secured to the arched member and spaced therefrom so that a garment may be draped over the bar and supported thereby, the cross bar having a curved upper' surface engagingthe garment, a handle affixed thereto and having 'a groove in which the cross-bar is secured, but so arranged that the handle does not extendabove the curved surface of the cross-bar.

2. A garment hanger comprising, in combination, an arched member, slotsV therein near the ends thereof, and a support for the arched memberv comprising a cross-bar secured in said slots and having a curved upper surface, and a handle having a groove in one endthereo in which the cross bar is secured.

3. A garment hanger comprising, in combination, a member having a curved- Vand bowed portion terminating on the top thereofin an upwardly extending central portion whereby to accommodate the neck and shoulders ofa coat, a hook on saidmember'whereby the same may be suspended, and a T- shaped support having the cross bar of the T ixed to said member at either end'thereof withV a clearance therebetween and with the 'entire upper surface of the cross bar between its ends free and unobstructed so as to constitute a support over which a garment may be draped to be supported thereby, and the tree of the T constituting a handle.

In testimony whereof I aiiix m signature.

FRANCES R. ERZOG.

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